Rep. Norine Hammond

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall notify the applicant for a concealed carry license, electronically, if his or her application has been accepted. Provides that if an applicant for a concealed carry license submits his or her application electronically, the Illinois State Police shall notify the applicant electronically if his or her application is missing information or materials.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit in an amount equal to $500 for individuals who serve as volunteer emergency workers for or on behalf of a volunteer fire protection association. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Provides that, to qualify for the credit, the volunteer emergency worker may not receive compensation for his or her services of more than $10,000 for the taxable year. Removes provisions concerning volunteer fire protection associations. Makes changes to the definition of "volunteer emergency worker". Effective immediately.

Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Provides that an animal shelter shall not accept a dog or cat from an animal shelter or an out-of-state animal control facility, rescue group, or animal shelter unless it obtains and keeps record of documentation attesting the dog or cat was not obtained through compensation or payment to a dog breeder or cat breeder. Provides that a pet shop operator must obtain specified documentation to verify a breeder meets or exceeds the relevant standards set by the Department of Agriculture. Provides that the Department, at any time, may mandate a pet shop operator to pay to have a dog or cat breeder audited by a third-party auditing firm to ensure compliance with cat and dog breeder standards. Provides that beginning 120 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a $25 administrative fee shall be imposed on every dog or cat sold by a pet shop operator. Makes changes in provisions concerning the sourcing of dogs and cats sold by pet shops, disclosures for dogs and cats being sold by pet shops, violations, and fees. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Sourcing and Inspection Compliance Fund. Effective immediately.

Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Extends the estimated dates of completion of redevelopment projects and the retirement of obligations issued to finance redevelopment project costs for ordinances adopted on November 21, 2000 and January 28, 2003 by the City of Effingham. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: extends the estimated date of completion of a redevelopment project and the retirement of obligations issued to finance redevelopment project costs for an ordinance adopted on February 4, 2008 by the City of Polo; and creates a tax increment allocation financing extension to the 47th year (currently, the 35th year) after the adoption of the ordinance of December 23, 1986 by the City of Beardstown if the City of Beardstown adopts an ordinance extending the completion date of the redevelopment project area to 47 years and provides notice to the taxing bodies that would otherwise constitute the joint review board. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to adopt a policy to (i) allow the parent or legal guardian of a child to notify the school principal or a designee in writing that the parent or legal guardian objects to the use of specific course material and (ii) allow the child to use alternative course material. Requires the alternative course material to be provided at the expense of the parent or legal guardian. Requires the content of the alternative course material to be sufficiently equivalent to the specific course material to enable the child to meet State standards in a particular subject area. Effective July 1, 2022.

Amends the Nurse Agency Licensing Act. Defines "covenant not to compete". Changes the definition of "Department" to the Department of Public Health (rather than the Department or Labor). Changes the definitions of "health care facility" and "nurse". Provides that in an application for licensure under the Act: a limited liability company may apply; evidence of general professional liability insurance in the amount of at least $1,000,000 (instead of $500,000) is required per incident and $3,000,000 (instead of $1,000,000) is required for workers' compensation coverage; and there is an application fee of $2,000. Provides that collected fees shall be deposited in the State treasury and credited to the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund. Provides that for the renewal of licensure, the licensee shall submit an attestation detailing the number of contracted shifts, number of shifts missed, and number of shifts fulfilled for the 3 quarters preceding the application. Provides that an application for a license may be denied for the failure to develop and implement contingency staffing plans to minimize missed shifts. Provides that nurse agencies who knowingly employ, assign, or refer to a health care facility a nurse or certified nurse aid with an illegally or fraudulently obtained or issued diploma, registration, license, certificate, or background study constitutes negligent hiring and is grounds for suspension, revocation, or refusal to issue or renew a license. Provides that the Department shall establish updated minimum standards. Provides that nurse agencies are prohibited from entering into covenants not to compete with nurses and certified nurse aides. Provides that a nurse agency's maximum rate for services provided to a health care facility by a nurse or certified nurse aide may not exceed 130% of the regional average hourly wage for each staffing position. Provides that the Department shall establish a system of reporting complaints against a health care staffing agency or its employees. Increases the civil penalty for violation of the Act to $10,000 per occurrence (currently $1,000 per day for each violation). Makes other changes.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a mandatory supervised release term shall not be imposed for a Class 4 felony. Makes conforming changes. Fiscal Note (Prisoner Review Board) HB 3659 has no fiscal impact projected to the Prisoner Review Board. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 730 ILCS 5/3-3-8 730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 Adds reference to: 730 ILCS 5/3-6-3 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Includes time served in a county jail as part of the minimum of 60 days of the sentence that must be served before the Director of Corrections may award discretionary earned sentence credit.

Declares November 3, 2021 as Amtrak Anniversary Day in the State of Illinois. Recognizes the work in 1971 and again in 2006 that resulted in this region of Illinois having vital passenger train connections to and from Chicago and cities in Western and North-Central Illinois. Urges the cities on the route to continue to work with each other, Amtrak, the Illinois Department of Transportation, and others to maintain and improve the local Amtrak service that is such an asset to the communities it serves.

Amends the Election Code. Includes a qualified voter who is in quarantine not more than 14 days before an election to those entitled to personal delivery of a vote by mail ballot.

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that a university or community college under the Board of Higher Education Act may, at the discretion of its governing board, adopt a 5% plus factor with respect to a minority-owned business, women-owned business, and business owned by a person with a disability. Provides that the use of a 5% plus factor shall require every bid price that is submitted by an eligible bidder to be multiplied by 0.95 for purposes of bid selection. Provides that a university or community college may adopt reciprocity with respect to the procurement certifications operated by the City of Chicago with respect to a minority-owned business, women-owned business, or business owned by a person with a disability. Makes a conforming change in the Board of Higher Education Act.